SEA66F0049

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Boise, ID · July 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1965
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5811PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176453

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2110  65/7/16    BOISE ID            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 220
        TIME - 2200                    N5811P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOWEN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5811P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gowen Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.